March 19, 2025
A New York federal judge tossed Wednesday a recently revived consolidated proposed consumer class action alleging Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. sold baby food contaminated with metals, finding that the consumers have not shown they were economically harmed, while rejecting their claims they overpaid for the products or did not receive the benefit of the bargain.
January 20, 2023
A New York federal judge dismissed a putative consolidated class action accusing Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. of violating a slew of consumer protection laws by including heavy metals in its baby food, ruling that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, not the court, has jurisdiction over the matter.
May 27, 2021
Hain Celestial Group and a number of parents suing the baby food maker and others over alleged toxins in their products on Thursday urged the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation not to create an industrywide MDL, saying grouping all the claims against baby food companies wouldn't speed up the litigation.